Select Committee · Transport Committee
Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill
Status: Closed
Opened: 28 Feb 2024
Closed: 24 May 2024
The Transport Committee is conducting pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill. The draft Bill proposes the legislative measures needed to deliver the Government’s programme of rail reform, principally the creation of a new ‘integrated rail body’ which will have responsibility for franchising, infrastructure, operations and oversight of the rail industry in Great Britain. … Show more
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2024 | Alex Hynes · Department for Transport, Andrew Haines · Network Rail, Conrad Bailey CBE · Department for Transport, Fiona Hyslop MSP · The Scottish Government, Huw Merriman · Department for Transport, Lord Hendy CBE · Department for Transport | View ↗ |
| 21 May 2024 | Andrew Summers · Transport East, Ken Skates MS · The Welsh Government, Maria Machancoses · Midlands Connect, Martin Tugwell · Transport for the North, Peter McDonald · The Welsh Government | View ↗ |
| 14 May 2024 | Malcolm Brown · Angel Trains Ltd, Mick Lynch · National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers (RMT), Mick Whelan · ASLEF | View ↗ |
| 8 May 2024 | Alex Robertson · Transport Focus, Cameron Jones · SilverRail Technologies UK Ltd, John Davies · Trainline, Mr Ben Curtis · Campaign for Better Transport, Professor Matthew Campbell-Hill · Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee, Robert Cook · Railway Industry Association | View ↗ |
| 24 Apr 2024 | Andy Bagnall · Rail Partners, Jacqueline Starr · Rail Delivery Group, John Larkinson · Office of Rail and Road, Maggie Simpson · Rail Freight Group, Stephanie Tobyn · Office of Rail and Road, Steve Montgomery · FirstRail | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Hynes · Director General for Rail Services | Department for Transport | 1 |
| Alex Robertson · Chief Executive | Transport Focus | 1 |
| Andrew Haines · Chief Executive | Network Rail | 1 |
| Andrew Summers · Chief Executive | Transport East | 1 |
| Andy Bagnall · Chief Executive Officer | Rail Partners | 1 |
| Cameron Jones · Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer | SilverRail Technologies UK Ltd | 1 |
| Conrad Bailey CBE · Director General for Public Transport and Local G… | Department for Transport | 1 |
| Fiona Hyslop MSP · Cabinet Secretary for Transport | The Scottish Government | 1 |
| Huw Merriman · Minister of State for Rail | Department for Transport | 1 |
| Jacqueline Starr · Chief Executive | Rail Delivery Group | 1 |
| John Davies · Vice President for Industrial Relations | Trainline | 1 |
| John Larkinson · CEO | Office of Rail and Road | 1 |
| Ken Skates MS · Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport | The Welsh Government | 1 |
| Lord Hendy CBE · Minister for Rail | Department for Transport | 1 |
| Maggie Simpson · Director | Rail Freight Group | 1 |
| Malcolm Brown · Chief Executive | Angel Trains Ltd | 1 |
| Maria Machancoses · Chief Executive | Midlands Connect | 1 |
| Martin Tugwell · Chief Executive | Transport for the North | 1 |
| Mick Lynch · General Secretary | National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers (RMT) | 1 |
| Mick Whelan · General Secretary | ASLEF | 1 |
| Mr Ben Curtis · Head of External Affairs | Campaign for Better Transport | 1 |
| Peter McDonald · Director of Transport and Connectivity | The Welsh Government | 1 |
| Professor Matthew Campbell-Hill · Chair | Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee | 1 |
| Robert Cook · Policy Director | Railway Industry Association | 1 |
| Stephanie Tobyn · Director of Strategy, Policy and Reform | Office of Rail and Road | 1 |
| Steve Montgomery · Managing Director | FirstRail | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2024 | — | Correspondence from the Head of External Affairs, Campaign for Better Transport… |
| 28 Feb 2024 | — | Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Transport relating to the public… |